partition

English

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Etymology

Recorded c.1430, "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (modern partition), from Latin partitio "division, portion", from partitus, the past participle of partire "to split (up), part(ition)"

Noun

partition (plural partitions)

1. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another
2. A part of something that had been divided, each of its results.
3. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.

   Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs

4. A vertical structure that divides a room.
5. (computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
6. (set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

Usage notes

• (set theory): The elements of the collection are sometimes called the blocks or parts of the partition.

Synonyms

• dismemberment

Derived terms

• equipartition

Related terms

• partite

Translations

action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another

Dutch: opdeling, partitie, splitsing, verdeling Galician: partición (gl) f.

Greek: διαμερισμός (el) (diamerismós) m., μερισμός (el) (merismós) m., τεμαχισμός (el) (temachismós) m., (division in two parts) διχοτόμηση (el) (dichotómisi) f.

part of something that had been divided

Dutch: aandeel (nl) n., deel (nl) n., part (nl) n. Galician: partición (gl) f.

Greek: κατάτμηση (el) (katátmisi) f., μέρισμα (el) (mérisma) n., διαμέρισμα (el) (diamérisma) n., τεμάχιο (el) (temáchio) n.

division of a territory

Dutch: opdeling, partitie, splitsing Esperanto: disdivido (eo)

Greek: διχοτόμηση (el) (dichotómisi) f., διαίρεση (el) (diaíresi) f.

vertical structure that divides a room

Greek: χώρισμα (el) (chórisma) n.

section of a hard disk separately formatted

Czech: diskový oddíl (cs) m. French: partition (fr) f.

Greek: κατάτμηση (el) (katátmisi) f. Italian: partizione (it) f.

collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set

Czech: rozklad (cs) m. German: Partition (de) f., Zerlegung (de) f., Klasseneinteilung (de) f.

Greek: τμήμα (el) (tmíma) n. Hebrew: חלוקה (he) (chaluká) f.

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French: division, séparation, partition

Verb

partition (third-person singular simple present partitions, present participle partitioning, simple past and past participle partitioned) (transitive)

1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares
2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

Synonyms

• dismember

Derived terms

• partitioner
• partitionist

Related terms

• partner

Translations

divide something into parts

Dutch: opdelen (nl), splitsen (nl), verdelen (nl)

divide into two or more territories

Dutch: dismemberen, opdelen, splitsen, verdelen

Esperanto: disdividi (eo)

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Noun

partition f. (plural partitions)

1. In heraldry, a (geometrical) division using two colors
2. In music, a score comprising all parts